Gowanus

Rendering of 544 Carroll Street - Courtesy of Avery Hall

Foundations Underway For 544 Carroll Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on February 18, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Foundations are taking shape at 544 Carroll Street, the site of a 17-story residential building on the eastern edge of Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed and developed by Avery Hall with L+Z Architecture as the architect of record, the 175,000-square-foot structure will yield 133 rental units with 25 percent designated as affordable housing, as well as 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Leeding Builders Group LLC is the construction manager for the property, which is alternately addressed as 272 Fourth Avenue and bound by Carroll Street to the north and 4th Avenue to the east. The project is expected to cost between $90 and $120 million.

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Construction Finishes At 300 Huntington Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

8:00 am on January 17, 2024 By Michael Young

Construction is finished at 300 Huntington Street, a new six-story commercial building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Dattner Architects and Bernheimer Architecture and developed and built by Monadnock Development as their new permanent headquarters. The 136,000-square-foot structure will yield 80,000 square feet of office space, 12,290 square feet of retail space, a 3,470-square-foot industrial workshop, 5,780 square feet of unspecified building service area, and a 15,490-square-foot rear yard dedicated to the anchor tenant. The property is the first and only new ground-up commercial office complex in the neighborhood and is bound by Huntington Street to the north, 9th Street to the south, the Gowanus Canal to the east, and Smith Street to the east. There is also a new waterfront esplanade spanning over 8,700 square feet which was designed by SCAPE Landscape Architecture.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for 251 Douglass Street, by John Bottomley

251 Douglass Street Breaks Ground in Gowanus, Brooklyn

7:30 am on November 16, 2023 By Max Gillespie

Construction has broken ground at 251 Douglass Street, the site of a 15-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital, the 15-story building will span 250,000 square feet and yield 260 residential rental apartments. Notably, 25 percent of the inventory will be designated as affordable housing, aligning with city efforts to increase inclusive living options. The development will also include ground-floor retail spaces and parking facilities, enhancing the area’s commercial and residential appeal.

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Work Continues on 217 9th Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn

7:30 am on October 15, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is progressing on 217 9th Street, a seven-story mixed-use building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Gee 2000 Architect PC and developed by Praim Singh, the 13,500-square-foot structure will yield 13 units with an average scope of 808 square feet, as well as a 2,990-square-foot medical facility on the ground floor. 360 Prestige Contracting is the general contractor for the project, which is located between 3rd and 4th Avenues.

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